Like every year, our stomach struggles to recover. After eating a lot and sometimes drinking a lot, do you really need to detox after the holidays? Just “slow down,” says Philippe Toinard. BFMTV’s food columnist gives us his tips on how to repair the damage without going from one extreme to the other.
“We all have a box of chocolates that was offered to us at Christmas and we inevitably walk past it every 10 minutes in the house,” recalls Philippe Toinard. Not to mention the imminent galette des rois on Sunday, at which time it will be difficult to resist temptation.
“For there to be detoxification, there must be intoxication,” insists the columnist.
“Our body has not been poisoned, it is just that we have put a little stress on it,” he adds.
Therefore, the goal is to adopt a more balanced diet. “There are things that must be eliminated now, such as fried foods, dishes in sauce, pastries,” recommends Philippe Toinard.
To eliminate toxins, these foods are replaced by fish, fruits, fresh vegetables, but also white meat.
“Take advantage of this moment to put back in your diet something that we eat little in the year: legumes, full of protein and fiber,” recommends the columnist. Among them: lentils, beans, peas or beans.
It is also important to increase the intake of vitamin D. Oily fish (sardines, salmon, herring…), certain mushrooms (girolles, boletus, morels), dark chocolate or egg yolks are especially rich.
But the key to success is still hydration, especially if you have abused the glasses of champagne. To help you drink water, but also to revitalize the body, you can easily prepare an infusion based on thyme, honey and ginger at home.
To fill up on vitamins, Philippe Toinard also recommends homemade fruit juices.
“Industrial fruit juices, especially nectars, we have a clear conscience by buying and drinking them, when they are made up of many added sugars,” he recalls.
And the culinary columnist to deliver his best recipes. Orange carrot lemon, apple lemon kiwi, apple pear, apple celery lemon… “If you really want a seasonal juice, mix passion fruit and grapefruit, with chopped mint on top,” concludes Philippe Toinard.
Skipping meals after the holidays is ultimately a very bad idea. As American dietitian Miranda Galati explains on her blog, “Ignoring hunger is not sustainable and will only worsen your cravings and increase your desire to binge.”
Source: BFM TV
